Courses of Study - William Jewell College

experience. Toward that end, a leadership certificate
pilot program was established in the fall of 1993 by
the college in conjunction with the Pryor
Foundation, headed by Fred and Shirley Pryor. In
January 1998, the Pryor Leadership Studies
Program was permanently endowed by the Pryors.
Students are chosen each spring semester through a
competitive application/interview process. In order
to graduate as Pryor Leadership Fellows and receive
the corresponding leadership certificate, students
must complete all required activities. The certificate
requires completion of:
250. Cornerstone Course. 2 cr. hrs. This course
will introduce students to leadership theory, engage
them in a variety of self-understanding and assessment
exercises, provide them individual and collective
leadership experiences, and assist them in
preparing and executing their first leadership
growth plans. Fall semester.
251. Service-Leadership Experience (Outward
Bound Trip). 2 cr. hrs. This off-campus experiential
learning experience will allow students to put into
practice leadership skills and ideas learned during
the introductory seminar. The trip will include a
service component. Students are responsible for the
cost of the trip (set by the Outward Bound School)
and the cost of William Jewell tuition. (Scheduled
during the semester break.)
300. Volunteer Internship. 1 cr. hr. This internship
is a non-paid experience fostering civic volunteerism
and civic leadership. Its purpose is to link theory
and practice, providing students the opportunity to
observe in a volunteer setting the leadership/followership
concepts studied in the pro-gram. Each student
will work under the supervision of a leadership
mentor and will devote a minimum of seventy
hours to the internship. Forum obligations and
meetings with instructors will be included in the
seventy hours. (Must be successfully completed
before taking the Capstone Course.)
301. Vocational Internship. 1 cr. hr. This internship
provides an opportunity for students to explore
and experience first-hand their own career interests.
Its purpose is to link theory and practice, providing
students the opportunity to observe in a vocational
setting the leadership/followership concepts studied
in the program. Each student will work under the
Courses of Study –
Leadership Studies Program
supervision of a leadership mentor and will devote a
minimum of seventy hours to the internship. Forum
obligations and meetings with instructors will be
included in the seventy hours. The internships
must have a reasonable relationship to students’
majors. Students may accept pay for this
internship. (Must be successfully completed before
taking the Capstone Course).
350. Capstone Course. 2 cr. hrs. The course will
re-examine leadership theory and assist students in
creating a plan for continued personal and leadership
growth. Students design and implement a
“Leadership Legacy” project. (Spring semester of
junior year or spring semester of senior year if the
student enters as a sophomore and elects to study
overseas during the junior year.)
Lecture Series 0 cr. hrs. Each semester, the Pryor
Leadership Fellows participate in the “Perspectives
on the Common Good” Lecture Series. Fellows are
required to attend a minimum of eight lectures in
order to qualify for the Pryor Leadership certificate.
Leadership Portfolio. A leadership portfolio is
maintained on each Pryor Fellow. In order to
received the Pryor Leadership Certificate, the portfolio
must be reviewed and approved by an evaluation
committee comprised of the leadership studies
director, faculty members, and representatives designated
by the Pryor Foundation. At the request of
the Pryor Foundation, this review process may also
include exit interviews with students. The portfolio
will include the following:
1. Leadership Growth Plans.
2. Outward Bound Journal
and Summary Document
3. Internship Journals and Internship Exit Essays
4. Mentors’ Evaluations
5. Eight “Top Ten” Papers (lecture series)
Other items deemed appropriate by the director.
Tucker Leadership Lab
As a complement to the Pryor Leadership Studies
Program (PLSP) the Tucker Leadership Lab (TLL)
allows William Jewell College to offer high quality
leadership and team building programs to William
Jewell students, to area high school students, and to
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